Private for-profit · Community college
Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty Culture
Laurel, Mississippi · Distant town
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $25,753
- Avg net price
- 71%
- Grad / completion
- $13,849
- Median earnings
Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty Culture is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Laurel, Mississippi (distant town setting), enrolling 57 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Laurel, Mississippi
Laurel is a city in and the second county seat of Jones County, Mississippi, United States. Following the 1881 construction of the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad through the area, economic development occurred rapidly. The city of Laurel was incorporated in 1882, with timber as the impetus. Yellow pine forests in the region fueled the industry. In Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire, fictional Laurel native Blanche DuBois is known here as a "woman of loose morals", who after the loss of her family estate "Belle Reve", frequents the Hotel Flamingo as told to Stanley by the merchant Kiefaber. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Distant town
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 74 miles to Jackson, MS
- To the ocean
- 87 miles
- Nearest airport
- 20 miles to Hattiesburg Laurel (PIB)
How Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty Culture compares
Higher than 64% · #10 of 33 in Mississippi
Higher than 95%
Higher than 1% · #28 of 28 in Mississippi
Cheaper than 16% · #33 cheapest of 34 in Mississippi
Lower than 86%
Lower than 62%
Larger than 16%
Percentiles compare Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty Culture with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Mississippi.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White88%
- Black12%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 57
- Student–faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 60%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 22%
- Median family income
- $20,661
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $25,753
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 71%
- First-year retention
- 100%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $17,485
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $13,849
- Median debt at graduation
- $6,500
- Students with federal loans
- 48%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $13,849
- Typical debt at graduation
- $6,500
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 47%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- —
Typical debt would take roughly 4.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 93°F
- Winter low
- 35°F
- Annual rain
- 59.6″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Laurel, MS US station (1.4 mi from campus).
What Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty Culture graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Schools with a comparable profile — size, selectivity, cost, and graduate outcomes. Compare Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty Culture side by side →
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Colleges near Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty Culture
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Jones County Junior College
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Unlimited Cosmetology School
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University of Southern Mississippi
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William Carey University
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The Academy of Hair Design Six
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.